Best of 3 CD

Best of 3 CD
Compilation album by
Bonnie Tyler
Released26 September 2011
GenrePop rock
Length3:35:17
LabelSony
Bonnie Tyler chronology
From the Heart: Greatest Hits
(2007) 		Best of 3 CD
(2011) 		Live in Germany 1993
(2011)
Singles from Best of 3 CD
  1. "Amour Éternel (Eternal Flame)"
    Released: 29 August 2011

Best of 3 CD is a compilation album by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler. It was released in 2011 by Sony. The album features three CDs including some of her early hit songs, and selections from recent albums Simply Believe (2004), Wings (2005) and Bonnie Tyler Live (2006).

The compilation features three previously unreleased tracks, including a bilingual version of the Bangles' "Eternal Flame" with French singer Laura Zen which became the album's lead single.

Release and promotion

"Amour Éternel (Eternal Flame)" was released to commercial radio on 29 August 2011 and reached no. 250 on the French Airplay chart.[1] Tyler and Zen performed the song on the French TV show Génération 90 broadcast by TF1 on 24 September 2011.[2] Tyler later appeared on Les Grands du rire for an interview broadcast by France 3 on 10 December 2011.[3]

Best of 3 CD was first released to digital platforms on 26 September 2011, before receiving a physical release on 3 October 2011.

Critical reception

In an unrated review for AllMusic, Jon O'Brien noted the compilation's "generous 53 tracks" which offer a "comprehensive overview of Welsh rock songstress Bonnie Tyler's impressive 34-year career".[4]

Commercial performance

Best of 3 CD entered the French Albums chart at no. 36, its peak position, and spent a total of five weeks on the chart.[5] Best of 3 CD peaked at no. 6 on the French Compilation Albums chart.[6] The compilation also charted in French-speaking Belgian territory Wallonia. It spent three weeks on the Wallonian Ultratop 200 Albums chart, entering at no. 48, its peak position.[7] The compilation also spent one week on the Wallonia Heatseekers Top 20 Albums at no. 10.[8]

Track listing

Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Amour Éternel (Eternal Flame)" (with Laura Zen)
3:25
2."Total Eclipse of the Heart" (Single Version)Jim Steinman4:29
3."It's a Heartache" (2005 Version)
3:21
4."Loving You's a Dirty Job (but Somebody's Gotta Do It)" (with Todd Rundgren)Steinman7:51
5."Crying in Berlin"
3:36
6."Louise"
  • Fitzgerald
  • Tyler
  • Stage[b]
3:42
7."Driving Me Crazy"
  • Karen Drotar
  • Tyler
  • Erick Stezycki
  • St James II[b]
3:11
8."The Best"
4:18
9."Lost in France" (Live)
  • Scott
  • Wolfe
4:13
10."Wings"
  • Fitzgerald
  • Tyler
  • Olivier Renoir
  • Stage[b]
4:07
11."All I Need Is Love"Stuart Emerson4:46
12."I'll Stand by You" (with Lorraine Crosby)Emerson4:17
13."Time"
  • Paul Hopkins
  • Tyler
3:39
14."Don't Turn Around"
4:16
15."Take Me Back"Billy Cross5:23
16."Stand Up"
  • Arnaud de Rozenblat
  • Y. Shah
  • Tyler
  • Stage[b]
3:33
17."Open Your Eyes" (Re-recording)
  • Tyler
  • John Stage
  • Bethanee Bishop
  • Oliver Fox[c]
3:51
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Holding Out for a Hero" (Re-recording)
3:43
2."Here She Comes" (Re-recording)
3:15
3."If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man)" (Re-recording)Desmond Child3:50
4."Run Run Run"
3:31
5."Hold Out Your Heart"
  • Paul D. Fitzgerald
  • Tyler
  • Stage[b]
3:46
6."Under One Sky"
  • Fitzgerald
  • Tyler
  • James Lahcène[b]
3:27
7."A Rockin' Good Way (to Mess Around and Fall in Love)" (with Shakin' Stevens)
2:52
8."Hide Your Heart"
4:24
9."I Want You" (Re-recording)
  • Tyler
  • John Stage[b]
  • Bethanee Bishop
  • Oliver Fox[c]
3:42
10."Straight from the Heart"
3:42
11."It's Not Enough"
5:12
12."Simply Believe" (Re-recording)
4:38
13."I Won't Look Back"
  • Fitzgerald
  • Tyler
  • Lahcène[b]
3:39
14."Gonna Get Better"
  • Hopkins
  • Tyler
3:28
15."Streets of Stone"
  • Fitzgerald
  • Tyler
  • Stage[b]
3:30
16."Total Eclipse of the Heart" (2005 Version)Steinman3:53
17."Celebrate"
  • Drotar
  • Tyler
  • Haouzi
  • Stage[b]
3:00
18."Band of Gold"
5:28
Disc 3
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Si demain... (Turn Around)" (with Fanny Llado)
3:53
2."Have You Ever Seen the Rain?"John Fogerty4:08
3."Notes from America"
4:55
4."Simply Believe" (Live)
4:38
5."Save Up All Your Tears"
4:25
6."To Love Somebody"
5:47
7."No Way to Treat a Lady"
5:21
8."Crying in Berlin" (Live)
  • Paul D. Fitzgerald
  • Tyler
  • Stage[b]
3:49
9."Run Run Run" (Live)
  • Karen Drotar
  • Tyler
  • Serge Haouzi
  • Stage[b]
3:31
10."Driving Me Crazy" (Live)
  • Drotar
  • Tyler
  • Erick Stezycki
  • St James II[b]
3:25
11."Lovers Again"Child4:37
12."Turtle Blues"Janis Joplin4:14
13."Il Est Mon Homme"
  • Fitzgerald
  • Tyler
  • Jean Lahcène[a][b]
  • Julien Billon-Feller[a]
4:14
14."Chante Avec Moi"
  • Tyler
  • Drotar
  • Stage[b]
  • Haouzi
2:56
15."It's a Heartache" (Live)
5:05
16."Holding Out for a Hero" (Live)
  • Steinman
  • Dean Pitchford
3:48
17."If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man)" (Live)Child4:26
18."Here She Comes" (Live)
3:34

Notes

  • ^a French adaptation of lyrics
  • ^b Pseudonym for Jean Lahcène
  • ^c Pseudonym for Olivier Renoir

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 48
Belgian Heatseekers Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] 10
French Albums (SNEP)[10] 36
French Compilation Albums (SNEP)[6] 6

References

  1. ^ Hamard, Jonathan. "Bonnie Tyler est de retour: elle reprend le hit "Eternal Flame"". chartsinfrance.net (in French). Archived from the original on 19 October 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  2. ^ "VIDEO - Génération 90: l'heure est à la nostalgie sur TF1". Premiere (in French). Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Programme TV – Les grands du rire". Le Figaro (in French). Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  4. ^ O'Brien, Jon. "Best of 3CD – Bonnie Tyler". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Bonnie Tyler – Albums & Singles – Best of 3 CD". chartsinfrance.net (in French). Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Le classement Compilations – Semaine du 17/10/2011 au 23/10/2011" (in French). SNEP. Archived from the original on 2 November 2011.
  7. ^ "Bonnie Tyler – Best of - 3 CD". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Ultratop.be – Heatseekers Albums – 8 octobre 2011" (in French). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Bonnie Tyler – Best of - 3 CD" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  10. ^ "Lescharts.com – Bonnie Tyler – Best of - 3 CD". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 February 2019.